MIAMI, United States.- Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II of England has diedand with it the most important figure of the monarchy for the last 70 years.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral tonight and return to London tomorrow,” the royal family confirmed in a statement at 6:00 p.m. UK time on Thursday.
This Thursday, September 8, just after 12:30 noon London time, Her Majesty’s health had put the United Kingdom and the world on edge. A statement from Buckingham Palace explained that the queen’s doctors were concerned about her health and recommended that she remain under medical supervision.
Since then, the royal family put aside their commitments to fly and be next to her majesty at Balmoral, the castle where the queen spent all her summers.
Two days before the Buckingham Palace statement, Queen Elizabeth II had received the newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, at Balmoral, who traveled to the residence to be appointed by the queen, in a break with tradition , as the monarch would normally have seen her in London.
The queen’s death has given way to a meticulous action plan in the country called “Operation London Bridge”, a protocol established in the 1960s that provides detailed instructions on how to manage the first 10 days after Her Majesty’s death. , ensuring a smooth transition of the throne to his eldest son, Prince Charles.
According to an article in new york post“Operation London Bridge represents a secret code used to communicate the sad news to senior Palace staff and members of the government, before it is finally announced to the rest of the world.”
The reign of Elizabeth II, who has seen wars and 14 prime ministers in the United Kingdom, began on February 6, 1952 after her father, King George VI, died.
Elizabeth II was the first full-time royal in the army, and for 70 years the face of the monarchy worldwide. She was also the longest-serving monarch on the British throne, surpassing even Queen Victoria.
Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, her name in English, was the leading figure of the Church of England and representative of the United Kingdom to the world, as well as the most prominent member of the royal house of Windsor, founded by her grandfather, King George V. .
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, her given name, was born on April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, London, and was the first daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I. The queen was not the direct heir to the British throne by birth, however However, after the death of his grandfather, his uncle Edward, the Prince of Wales, was to succeed to the throne, but he abdicated in favor of his brother. King George VI came to the throne and made Elizabeth II the legal heir to the British royal house.
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Harry Truman ran the Soviet Union, China, and the United States, while Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister.
During His Majesty’s reign, the United States has had 14 presidents, whom, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson, he has known.
Last year, in April, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, and father of Prince Charles, died at Windsor Castle at the age of 99, two months short of his 100th birthday.
According to many media outlets, Felipe’s mission during his life alongside Queen Elizabeth II was to lead a monarchy covered in 19th century paraphernalia into the 20th century.
As “first gentleman of the country”, he helped preserve the crown itself, the United Kingdom, the throne and centuries of tradition.
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